Random groups contain surface subgroups

Calegari, Danny; Walker, Alden

doi:10.1090/S0894-0347-2014-00802-X

Random groups contain surface subgroups
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by Danny Calegari and Alden Walker;

J. Amer. Math. Soc. 28 (2015), 383-419

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0894-0347-2014-00802-X

Published electronically: June 10, 2014

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Abstract:

A random group contains many quasiconvex surface subgroups.

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